Wednesday, May 9, 2012

My sculpture Pagliacci

Pagliacci is a beautiful opera by Leoncavallo on the tragedy of a jealous husband. It recounts this tragedy as a commedia dell'arte troupe: There is a play within a play: "the troubles of Pagliaccio". I love the way Luciano Pavarotti performed it in 1994. The end is the most dramatic moment: Canio (real character of Pagliacci) stabs Silvio - his wife's lover at the end and declares: La Commedia è finita! – "The play is over!". It makes me cry every single time.
Sometimes revengeful anger may take us away from reality to a place where social and moral norms do not exist. Mostly this is followed by guilt, regret, and sorrow. My sculpture represents Pagliacci himself at a moment of remorse with the raven on his shoulder representing his self-consciousness.

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About me

Sculpting is a way to communicate for me, a way to record my emotions and perspectives. It provides an imagery where I can present my ideas and beliefs. I would like to see my work as a philosophical journey through the essential elements of life. When someone who comes across one of my sculptures steps out of time to question some of the basics in his life my purpose is fulfilled. Sculpting is an act of giving for me.

The endless narratives of the human figure are the main source of my work. For me sculpture is the aesthetic appreciation of beauty. But, beauty can be formed out of ugliness as long as it is presented poetically.

To me art is beautiful if it is simple and quiet. I sculpt the ideas offering the viewers the opportunity to self-reflect and connect with them through their own experiences. A cold resemblance takes away the validity of the figure’s existence.

The soul of a sculpture lies in the emotions and reflections of the sculptor and how well the technique is utilized. When it is time for the realization of an idea, I start sculpting. There is always a call to make a sculpture, but the result is unknown even though I know why I am making it.

Creating is exhausting, but joyful. I love working with clay which responds to my hands but hand has its own dreams. I stop when I see my idea born together with some solid life in the sculpture.